i've just started reading infinite jest. you guys told me

what do you like about it

hey guys I'm new I justed started reading le meme book and figured I'd start the 5th IJ thread on /lit/ XD

why do people do this?

>>7688992
it's entertaining and intelligent
>>7688993
because on 4chan you need a meme for guaranteed replies

>>7689006
It felt more like bad philosophy of living jumbled up in a non-sequential timeline with many characters to fool you into thinking keeping track of everything is the same thing as thinking about a novel that deserves to be thought about.

>>7689011
I'm not Op and I agree that a lot of its supposed intelligence/complexity was artificial, but it was still entertaining enough to be readable and still far less vapid than a lot of other things you could be reading in spite of its flaws.

I admittedly haven't read much and almost nothing of contemporary fiction but for example the description of the marjuana addict in the beginning is one of the most psychologically accurate things i've ever read

>>7688993
He was born to be infinitely circle-jerked by /lit/.

He makes them feel smart and he listens to their feelings, but he's also easy to make fun of. Everybody wins.

I think he's just another James Frey pulling the wool over your eyes.

At this point, it's not even shit posting or trolling or sincere discussion. It's just spam.

>>7689236
Can you suggest me an actually good contemporary novel please? Just for comparison

>>7689312 Sure.
Submission by Houellebecq
My Struggle by Knausgaard
Middle C by Gass